Katherine Johnson was born in August 26 1918 Virginia. As a kid Katherine enjoyed counting . She would count a lot . She even counted the number of steps it took to get her to the road . Katherine loved to learning . She loved learning mathematics the most. Katherine went through school quickly. She started as a freshman when she was just 10 years old At the age of 15 Katherine began college. She took classes to become a mathematician. That is someone who is an expert in math. She learned how to solve gynermous problems by using math, most likely geometry. Katherine was a hard studier. She graduated from WVU when she was 18. When Katherine was 34 she heard NASA was hiring and she was hired as a computer to solve math problems along with